WEBVTT SANIKA: MIKE, CHECK THIS OUT.THERE IS NO BETTER PICTURE OFWHAT DRY CONDITIONS WE AREFACING THEN HE LAKE OKEECHOBEERIGHT BEHIND ME.WATER LEVELS WERE CHOPPING 16FEET JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO AFTERHURRICANE MATTHEW.NOW, 11.78 FEET.>> WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE SEVERALWEEKS OF SUSTAINED RAINS GETTINGINTO A NORMAL RAINY SEASONWEATHER PATTERN BEFORE WE SEEANY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS INOUR DRY CONDITION.SANIKA: TODAY, ST. LUCIE COUNTY,OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, AND PALMBEACH COUNTY ARE STILL UNDER ABURN BAN, DESPITE A RAINY END TOTHE WEEKEND.IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THEDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THESTATE OF FLORIDA IS FACING EVENHIGHER FIRE DANGER AS WE HEADINTO THE WORK WEEK AS INDICATEDBY THE YELLOW, ORANGE, AND REDHIGHLIGHTED SECTIONS OF THISMAP.>> IT'S VERY DRY OUT THERE ANDCURRENTLY WE ARE OPERATING AT ATASK FORCE RESPONSE.SANIKA: ST. LUCIE COUNTY HASSEEN MORE THAN 550 ACRES BURNEDSINCE THE START OF THE YEAR,INCLUDING A FEW BRUSH FIRES JUSTTHIS PAST WEEKEND.THAT'S ABOUT DOUBLE THE AMOUNTFROM LAST YEAR.AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE HASN'T SEENWATER LEVELS THIS LOW SINCE LATESPRING OF 2012 WHEN IT HIT 11.5FEET.THAT'S THE YEAR HURRICANE ISAACTURNED A WATER SHORTAGE TO WATERSURPLUS IN JUST A MATTER OFWEEKS.THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYSIF WATER LEVELS DROP BELOW 11FEET, SOUTH FLORIDA WATERMANAGEMENT WILL ENACT A WATERSHORTAGE MANAGEMENT.ANOTHER QUICK NOTE, THE ARMYCORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYS THE LOCKS HERE THAT ALLOW BOAT TRAFFICTHROUGH OUR OPERATING ON ANON-DEMAND BASIS FROM 7:00 A.M.TO 5:00 P.M.USUALLY WHEN WATER LEVELS GETTHIS SLOW THEY SHUT THEM DOWN.AT THIS POINT IN TIME THERESTILL OPERATING.

As of Monday, they are still operating on demand from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., though spokesman John Campbell says that may change if water levels continue to drop.

Campbell says if the water levels drop to below 11 feet, the South Florida Water Management District will launch their water shortage management as well.

Meanwhile, St Lucie County's Fire District says they are also waiting for more rain.

Deputy Chief Brian Blizzard says about 550 acres have burned since the start of the year.

That's about double the amount of last year. St Lucie County is still under a burn ban, as is Okeechobee County and Palm Beach County. That's according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.